What do you have a collection of that might be considered unusual?

I have hundreds of cat, dog and other animal figurines and related items. Way to may to post here. I'll just show a few group photos.
 

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Some doggies:
 

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Yep, I have a foreign coin collection, too. Since almost all of Europe has gone to the Euro currency, some of my Italian lira, French francs and German marks are no longer being minted and my be collectors items. I have a few dating back to the 1800s. When I worked in the lab, many of the scientists traveled to conferences and seminars in foreign lands. I'd ask them to bring be back some coins. Most were happy to do so and didn't even ask to be reimbursed. Only one ever did. Of course I have the most from Europe, some countries are more difficult to obtain - ones tourist don't usually flock to like some Middle Eastern or African countries. I have them sorted by country and in manilla envelopes. The whole thing, including the box, weights 19.5 pounds (9 kilos).

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hollydolly said:
It transpires these bags are big business .. We have antique shows on TV where experts evaluate the public's' ''antiques'' before they go to the auction room and those little bags always go for a lot....surprisingly very popular
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Mom had a silver mesh bag .. also an alligator bag with tortoise shell. Wish I had those still.
 
debodun said:
Yep, I have a foreign coin collection, too. Since almost all of Europe has gone to the Euro currency, some of my Italian lira, French francs and German marks are no longer being minted and my be collectors items. I have a few dating back to the 1800s. When I worked in the lab, many of the scientists traveled to conferences and seminars in foreign lands. I'd ask them to bring be back some coins. Most were happy to do so and didn't even ask to be reimbursed. Only one ever did. Of course I have the most from Europe, some countries ar to like some Middle Eastern or African
countries.I have them sorted by country and in manilla envelopes. The whole thing, including the box, weights 19.5 pounds (9 kilos).

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What will you do with these, Deb?
 
hollydolly said:
It transpires these bags are big business .. We have antique shows on TV where experts evaluate the public's' ''antiques'' before they go to the auction room and those little bags always go for a lot....surprisingly very popular
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"The Antiques Road Show", Holly? I have seen the British one. We have a version of it here, but haven't seen it since I cut the cord.
 
Your album has amazing collections of the colored glass items, @debodun
And the old table leg designs....and the cedar closet.....
what a house, that is, with so much rich history, both family and society.
 
@debodun
That was very interesting, looking at the sign on your home's property, that marks the site as historical.

Does it refer to the land site, solely, and not to the present house on it? (Yours)

Does that historical designation mean anything about the future sale of either? Such as,
Whether something about them would need to be preserved, and not changed, by any new owner?
 
Kaila said:
@debodun
That was very interesting, looking at the sign on your home's property, that marks the site as historical.

Does it refer to the land site, solely, and not to the present house on it? (Yours)

Does that historical designation mean anything about the future sale of either? Such as,
Whether something about them would need to be preserved, and not changed, by any new owner?
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The marker refers to the land site only. George Washington did NOT have a sleep over in my house! LOL. The Harmanus Schuyler house is long gone and would have been from the post colonial era, whereas my house was built in 1897. Probably all the houses on my block could have that marker in front and be accurate. Estates back then weren't quarter-acre lots - they were vast acres. New York Stare erected most markers in the late 1920s and had to make a decision where they thought the most accurate spot was - it was an educated guess. The house next door has a similar one, too, but that was placed by the local historical society during the Bicentennial.

My house is not on the historical register. My mother looked into it at one time and the agent she dealt with said there wasn't enough evidence to have it registered. Thus it wold have no bearing on a sale or what could be done with the property.
 
That is all very interesting, @debodun

Thank you for sharing about it.(y):)

That part of your post was also funny, and I hadn't thought of it at my own first reading of the sign on your property.....
that IF it had included your house, then George Washington would have been believed to have had a sleepover there. :ROFLMAO:

Has he left yet? Are you sure? :unsure:
Did he overstay his welcome?
:D
 

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